Boosting Crop farming and piggery

Agnes Sanyu

Loan group

Tukolebukozi Namaiba 3748

Sector

Farming (animal rearing)

Disbursement date

28/05/2018

Repayment frequency

Weekly

Expected end date

27/05/2019

Business plan

Agnes an agriculture farmer explains that, she farms crops like sweet potatoes, tomatoes, maize and beans in addition to rearing pigs and goats. Borrowing has enabled her to increase her daily sales since she now plant in time and catch up with the season, she is able to plant on an average scale, adds fertilizers and pesticides which has enabled her acquire better yields. She needs a loan to buy one more grown pig, build a temporary piggery house, buy pesticides, hire labor so as to plant on a large scale and get more profits. She expects the loan to help her get better harvests since she will be in position to fertilize and also control pests and diseases thus growing vigorous crops. Sanyu sells some of her output from her stall in Namaiba.

Personal situation

Agnes narrates that after failing to study in primary three after her father passing on, she stayed home and dug until she met her husband and got married with four children now. Currently she is an agricultural farmer for 20 years to date.

$250

Date of birth

1977

Marital status

Married

Children

4

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